Quotes Library

May 8, 2025

Diplomacy is about surviving till the next century—politics is about surviving till Friday afternoon.

Jonathan Lyn (1943- ) and Antony Jay (1930–2016) British writers, Yes, Prime Minister, vol. 1 (1986), Jay p.235

What your batting average on this score?

Yes, Friday afternoon, when you can get out of town after quietly issuing some bad news press release.

August 2, 2025

12 months ago

I have spent much of my life fighting the Germans and fighting the politicians.

December 7, 2025

8 months ago

What the crowd requires is mediocrity of the highest order.

May 11, 2025

1 year ago

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on.

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